the important role beaches play in tourism - fsbpa · 2018. 2. 23. · 38.1% of all florida...
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The Important Role Beaches Play in Tourism
Tony Lapi, Recent Past Chair of VISIT FLORIDA, ‘Tween Waters Inn Island Resort
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VISIT FLORIDA BEACH TOURISM
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Florida Tourism by the Numbers
• 86.5 Million visitors – up 5%
• Domestic up 3.7%
• Overseas up 16.1%
• Canada up 6.3%
• $67.2 billion in travel spending – up 7.2%
• $4.0 billion in sales tax collections – up 7.2%
• 23% of all sales tax generated – up 1%
• 1,013,100 Floridians employed – up 2.5%
(CY2011)
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Tourism’s Share of Total Jobs Added in Florida
77% 72% 66% 35%
27% 32% 20% 45% 50% 44% 48% 30% 33%
15% 19% 19% 25% 21% 36% 21%
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Direct Travel Related Jobs
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The Great VISIT FLORIDA Beach Walk
Awareness
• 86.4 million earned media impressions, including coverage in USA Today, Forbes.com and Yahoo! News.
• 32,000 visitors viewed the Beach Walk website during the weekend of the event, over 150,000 page views the following month.
Engagement • 34 beach counties statewide participated • More than 3,700 volunteers • All 825 miles of beaches in Florida, covered on foot or
by kayak, boat or surfboard • More than 5,200 images uploaded and shared in real
time
Conversion
• Winter travel month visitors increased by 4.2% from previous year, representing $983.4 million in visitor spending.
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• Every 85 visitors to the Sunshine State support 1 Florida job
• VISIT FLORIDA marketing efforts significantly influence 38.1% of all Florida visitors
• VISIT FLORIDA generates $258 in tourism spending and $15 in new state sales tax collections within 90 days of campaign completion for every $1 spent in tourism advertising within 90 days of deployment
• 78% of visitors to VISITFLORIDA.com, 3.5 million, subsequently traveled to the state and on average spent $3,298 per trip resulting in $11.5 billion in direct spending
Tourism Marketing Metrics
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LEE COUNTY BEACH TOURISM
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Most-Influencing Attributes in Lee County
When talking about coming to Lee County, the attributes that received the highest ratings among July 2012 visitors with regard to influencing their selection were:
• Peaceful/relaxing (87%),
• Warm weather (82%),
• White sandy beaches (80%),
• A safe destination (76%), and
• Clean, unspoiled environment (76%)
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Lee County Travel Decision Influences
The attributes that received the highest ratings among visitors in Lee County with regard to influencing their selection were:
Travel Decision Influences* 2010 2011
Total Respondents 2440 2447
Warm weather 86% 87%
Peaceful / Relaxing 85% 85%
White sandy beaches 81% 79%
A safe destination 75% 73%
Clean, unspoiled environment 73% 71%
Convenient location 71% 71%
Good value for the money 67% 66%
Reasonably priced lodging 61% 62%
Plenty to see and do 60% 60%
A "family" atmosphere 59% 57%
Affordable dining 56% 55%
Upscale accommodations 54% 52%
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Top Lee County Attractions
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Top Lee County Activities
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Perceived Image of the Area
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